The Alpha’s Scarred Healer
"You may have them back, but you still need to find the name of the disease."
I hesitated before answering.
"Two of the books were missing pages," I said. "Entire sections had been torn out."
He didn't look the least bit surprised.
"I expected as much," he said. "My father, or perhaps my grandfather, most likely removed them. Those books are old."
His gaze shifted briefly to the worn volumes spread across his desk.
"It's better this way. Had they remained intact in the healers' library, any healer could have stumbled across them." His expression hardened. "I have no desire to execute more people over foolish rumors."